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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Expanding DNA’s alphabet lets cells produce novel proteins

A team at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, expanded the genetic alphabet, creating two artificial DNA "letters" called X and Y.

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A photo from an Eperanto conference in Belgium in 1911. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
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What happened to the quest for a universal language?

A century ago, Esperanto seemed poised to solve the problem of "scientific Babel."

6 years ago

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Gaining a second mother, then learning to let her go

I had lost my own mother to dementia years ago and know the signs. It's as if Adele, at 92, is in a holding pattern. No longer “here,” but not yet gone.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks about Pennsylvania's opioid crisis during a meeting at Independence Blue Cross headquarters in Philadelphia.
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Wolf backs opioid-prescribing limits health insurer says are effective

The Philadelphia-based insurer now covers a maximum five-day supply for most new opioid prescriptions since adopting the policy in July.

6 years ago

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Delaware firm that made spacesuits for Apollo moon crew celebrates 70 years

Delaware company that made the apparel Apollo astronauts wore to the moon celebrates seven decades of operation and innovation.

6 years ago

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Young girls increasingly harming themselves, ending up in ER

The 15-year-long study looked at girls aged 10-24 who went to the emergency room for attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury.  

6 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
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Drug overdoses easily outpace Delaware DUI fatalities

There were no DUI fatalities over the Thanksgiving holiday period, but that good news was overshadowed by a spike in drug overdose deaths.

6 years ago

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Delaware Business Now
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Delaware healthcare marketplace enrollments surge in early going

Enrollment in the healthcare marketplace in Delaware rose by double digits in the early going, although reaching last year’s numbers may be difficult.

6 years ago

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StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Sunoco proposes construction change for Mariner East 2, but meets fresh resistance

6 years ago

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StateImpact Pennsylvania
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FERC sued over alleged ‘unconstitutional’ granting of pipeline certificates

6 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
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Pa. hotline links those in need with help to confront opioid addiction

Pennsylvania far exceeds the national average of drug-related overdose deaths. Last year, 4,642 such deaths were reported — and the number is expected to rise this year.

6 years ago

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Lawmaker: Natural gas lobby too influential in severance tax debate

6 years ago

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Almost a dozen overdose deaths in Delaware over holiday

Delaware health officials are urging families of loved ones struggling with addiction to seek treatment following close to a dozen overdose deaths over the holiday weekend.

6 years ago

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Can a class teach someone to be happier?

A new six-week program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is giving it a shot.

6 years ago

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Should hospitals be punished for post-surgical patients’ opioid addiction?

If an opioid addiction starts with a prescription after surgery or some other hospital-based care, should the hospital be penalized?

6 years ago

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